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Near New York Harbor, the Song of Whales

 

 

 

By KENNETH CHANG

Published: September 17, 2008

Not too far out from New York Harbor, whales sing.

 

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Christopher W. Clark, director of the bioacoustics research program at Cornell,

has the recordings to prove it.

 

“To me, it’s extraordinary,†Dr. Clark said. “People wouldn’t think of

going out of New York harbor to see whales.â€

 

Of course, scientists knew that whales were passing by somewhere off New York.

The endangered northern right whales migrate between New England and Florida

each year, but scientists did not know if the migration route hugged the

coastline or if the whales took the straight-line route from Rhode Island to

Cape Hattaras via the deep ocean. “There has been a real gap in our

knowledge,†Dr. Clark said.

 

The Cornell researchers and the New York Department of Environmental

Conservation collaborated on a project that placed three recorders 13 miles from

the harbor and seven more off Fire Island from March to June.

 

Dr. Clark put the data on the computer and started listening.

 

“It was like, bingo, we’ve got whales,†Dr. Clark said.

 

Not just a few, either. Right whales were migrating past the microphones during

all three months. Not just right whales, either. Humpbacks were also passing by,

and fin whales appear to be residing in the area. “We basically have fin whale

singers basically 24/7 off New York Harbor,†Dr. Clark said. “That was a

surprise.â€

 

The researchers also heard blue whales, minke whales and sei whales.

 

Dr. Clark said he hoped that decisions about shipping traffic would take the

whales into account. Late last month, the microphones went back into the water

for another batch of recordings that will continue through February.

 

 

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